Noctisardor Bypass the means of obtaining celestial honours

Skippable unless directly addressed.

The borders called to him often. A routine the pale man had fallen into and today was no different--except the visitor that now stood at them. Mahler's gruff accent drifted by Argent's ears, drawing the youthful man closer, who coiled like a stalwart guardian behind the Graf. His eyes settled upon the newcomer, his expression unreadable as he remained, not speaking with words and yet the shift of his weight perhaps offered the scrutiny he did not voice.